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By Summit FastNews

GILLIAM, La. - The WIX Filters Top Fuel Dragster, driven by Bruce Litton, jumped to the top of the field during the final round of qualifying at the Mopar Parts World Finals at Red River Raceway. Litton, from Indianapolis, Ind., was previously qualified in the fourth position and blasted down the quarter-mile with a 4.713 second run at 309.20 mph to take the number one spot heading into final eliminations on Sunday.

Newly crowned 2001 Top Fuel World Champion Clay Millican will enter eliminations in the number two position.

Fred Hahn, of Elma, N.Y., won the $20,000 Mopar Performance Parts Pro Mod Shootout when he defeated Shannon "The Iceman" Jenkins in the finals. With identical elapsed times of 6.245 seconds, Hahn took the win with a better reaction time at the starting line. En route to his shootout win, Hahn also grabbed the number one qualifying spot for the World Finals with a 6.200 second run at 225.48 mph.

Ray Price, of Raleigh, N.C., secured the number one qualifying spot for the World Finals in the Screamin' Eagle Nitro Harley-Davidson class with a 6.433 second run at 219.40 mph.

Gene Wilson, of Canton, Ga., will lead the Pro Stock field into battle Sunday, while Dale Brand, of Sully, Iowa, remained in the top spot in Funny Car.

With all fields set, eliminations are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.

GILLIAM, La. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the Fourth annual Mopar Parts World Finals at Red River Raceway, the final event in the IHRA Summit Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.